(a) To obstruct (a street, lane, passage, an entrance, etc.) with a physical barrier, block; close (a port), prevent access to; blockade (the sea), close to traffic; block (someone's way); also fig.……

(a) West, western; wester wind, a wind blowing from the west; (b) in surnames and place names [see Smith PNElem. 2.256; some exx. could also be construed as comp. of western(e adj.]. …